Atherosclerosis underlies most heart attacks and strokes and is now recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease rather than ...

Scientists have designed an immunotherapy that reduces plaque in the arteries of mice, presenting a possible new treatment ...

Researchers used CAR T therapy to target beta amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease. In mice, the modified immune cells ...

Cardiologists have spent decades trying to stabilize the fatty plaques that clog arteries, but a new wave of immunotherapy is going after the diseased cells at the heart of the problem. In mice, an ...

By Hugo Francisco de Souza A novel CAR-T cell approach targets amyloid plaques in preclinical Alzheimer models, raising the ...

These immune CD8 T cells may provide a target for treating the buildup of fatty lesions in the arteries called atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is the underlying pathology of heart attacks and strokes ...

Shutting down the enzyme PTP1B helps brain immune cells clear plaques again, pointing to a potential new Alzheimer’s ...

The human brain is a three-pound wonder, capable of amazing things right alongside everyday behaviors so automatic we don’t even notice they’re there. The brain is made up of two kinds of cells.

Obesity has long been acknowledged as a risk factor for a wide range of diseases, but a more precise link between obesity and Alzheimer's disease has remained a mystery—until now. A first-of-its-kind ...

A new study reports that glial cells, not just neurons, produce amyloid beta, a protein linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD). The findings may aid the treatment of AD. The corresponding study was ...

Chinese scientists’ research could open new doors for ‘precision-targeted’ treatment of the most common form of dementia.